The aircraft on display was delivered to the USAF in October 1968 and was shipped directly to the 504th Tactical Air Support group at Ben Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. It remained in South East Asia until June 1974 when it was assigned to the 507th Tactical Air Control Wing (TACW) at Shaw AFB, SC.
North American Rockwell
OV-10 Bronco
The OV-10A was a twin-turboprop short takeoff and landing aircraft conceived by the U.S. Marine Corps and developed under a U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps tri-service program. The Bronco’s missions included observation, forward air control (FAC), helicopter escort, armed reconnaissance, gunfire spotting, utility and limited ground attack. The USAF, however, acquired the Bronco primarily as a FAC aircraft.